Hall of Fame 2013 top 300 pieces: how to buy 100-1

With so much amazing classical music in the Hall of Fame top 300 this year, how do you choose the best recordings? Browse through our ultimate guide of essential albums, featuring the best conductors, singers, instrumentalists, and orchestras the world.

Williams, Schindler's List, by Itzhak Perlman

51. John Williams' haunting soundtrack to Schindler's List has been performed by such distinguished soloists as Joshua Bell and, more recently, Nicola Benedetti. But how could we pick anything other than the great Itzhak Perlman's original recording?